Dottie West has been played on NTS in shows including Country Hayride, featured first on 12 August 2018. Songs played include Come See Me And Come Lonely, You Pick Me Up (And Put Me Down) and Here Comes My Baby.

Dorothy Marie Marsh was born in Tennessee on October 11, 1932. A survivor at heart, Dottie lived through a childhood of savage beatings and sexual abuse from her father. The always hopeful Dottie was always dreaming of making a profession out of singing. While in college Dottie meet her first husband Bill West, who would give her her name. Together the couple would get gigs…